[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15378]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions 
To Intervene and Protests

June 13, 2001.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: New Major License 5 Megawatts or Less.
    b. Project No.: P-2056-016.
    c. Date filed: December 21, 1998.
    d. Applicant: Northern States Power Company.
    e. Names of Project: St. Anthony Falls Project.
    f. Location: On the Mississippi River, near Minneapolis and St. 
Paul, Hennepin County, Minnesota. There are no Federal lands within the 
project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mark H. Holmberg, P.E., Northern States Power 
Company, 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, or call (612) 330-
6568.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar, [email protected]. 202-219-
2768.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    Comments, Motions to intervene and protests may be filed 
electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
    Paper copies of Motions to intervene and protests (original and 
eight copies) may be filed with: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been 
accepted but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of the Project: The Project consists of the 
following existing facilities located across from the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers Upper Saint Anthony Lock: (1) Horseshoe Dam, a 1,952-foot-
long concrete, timber, and rock structure topped with 1.6-foot-high 
wooden flashboards; (2) the main spillway, a concrete, timber and rock 
structure 425 feet wide and 150 feet-long; (3) a 340-foot-long roll 
dam; (4) a 358-acre reservoir with a normal pool water surface 
elevation of 799.2 feet NGVD, and a total storage capacity of 967 acre-
feet; (5) a concrete and masonry powerhouse, 133 feet long by 92 feet 
wide; (6) 5 turbines with a total installed capacity of 12,400 
kilowatts, and a maximum hydraulic capacity of 4,025 cfs, producing an 
average of 79,518 megawatthours annually; and (7) four 115-kilovolt 
primary transmission lines; and other appurtenances.
    m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20246, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This application may be viewed 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for 
assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction 
at the address in item h. above.
    n. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or 
a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In 
determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will 
consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party 
to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be 
received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular 
application.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-15378 Filed 6-18-01; 8:45 am]
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